I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission. Francis Ford Coppola emergefilmmake Change image and share on social
I had a heartbreaking experience when I was 9. I always wanted to be a guard. The most wonderful girl in the world was a guard. When I got polio and then went back to school, they made me a guard. A teacher took away my guard button. Francis Ford Coppola backbuttonexperience share on social
I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean. Francis Ford Coppola catholicchurchnun Change image and share on social
'The Godfather' changed my life, for better or worse. It definitely made me have an older man's film career when I was 29. Francis Ford Coppola badlycareerchange Change image and share on social
I've been blessed with enough wealth that I can make a film myself up to a certain budget. So one way I thought I would reinvent myself was just to make these very small, personal films that I've financed myself. Francis Ford Coppola blessbudgetfilm share on social
I landed a job with Roger Corman. The job was to write the English dialogue for a Russian science fiction picture. I didn't speak any Russian. He didn't care whether I could understand what they were saying; he wanted me to make up dialogue. Francis Ford Coppola carecormandialogue share on social
I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets. Francis Ford Coppola basementbuildgadget Change image and share on social
Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea. Francis Ford Coppola aspectbigfilm Change image and share on social
I remember growing up with television, from the time it was just a test pattern, with maybe a little bit of programming once in a while. Francis Ford Coppola bitegrowpattern Change image and share on social
The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art. Francis Ford Coppola artbigbudget Change image and share on social
